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1. Green Basics: Carbon Footprint
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2. Today on Planet Green
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3. Are Ethanol Mandates Good Economics? Maybe Not.
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4. VIDEO HOW TO: Green Your Gifts #1
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5. Tiffany's, Helzberg Diamonds and Fortunoff Join in Historic Pact to Help Stop Proposed Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska
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6. Busybody Microbes Clean Up Mexico's Dirty Water
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7. Fuzzy Math Leads to a (Serious) Reevaluation of Shipping's Climate Impact
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8. Clevr: Marta Antoszkiewicz's Kitchenette, for Urban Living
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9. Cromley Lofts: A Closer Look At The First LEED-Certified Condos In Virginia
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10. Ecocities of Tomorrow: How to Retrofit Your Downtown (The Abbreviated Course)
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11. Nanowires could transform clothing into device chargers
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12. Nokia builds Remade phone vision around recycled materials
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13. TerraPass project comments: an update
Green Basics: Carbon Footprint
2008-02-15 00:31
Take Action
In addition to metrics like ecological footprint, each of us (and each of the products and services we use and consume every day) has a carbon footprint; it's a way to measure the relative impact of our actions -- as individuals, as businesses, communities and countries, as we eat, work, travel, play, etc. -- in terms of the contribution made to global climate change. Measured in carbon emissions (usually in pounds, tons or kilograms), it's become an increasingly useful and popular tool to help contextualize global warming in our daily routines ... 
Today on Planet Green
2008-02-15 00:15
TH Exclusives
:: Slovenly Oscar from The Odd Couple was pretty darn green. Find out why. :: Our soup of the week: Anthony Bourdain's mushroom soup. :: Learn the secret to making great-tasting biscuits. :: Make your own non-toxic finger paints for your ankle biters. :: Should you repair or replace your 
Are Ethanol Mandates Good Economics? Maybe Not.
2008-02-15 00:10
alternative energy
A few days before the story on oil from waste paper and other sources of lignocellulose hit the wires, the Australian Parliament released its research paper entitled, "The economic effects of an ethanol mandate." It looks at the costs and benefits of proposals such as nation-wide petrol including a blend with 10 per cent by volume of ethanol (E10), such as is already mandated by some Australian states. Although the paper doesn't spell it out in absolute terms it does suggest that in most cases there are more effective w... 
VIDEO HOW TO: Green Your Gifts #1
2008-02-14 22:59
audio video
Olivia Zaleski has a green gift-giving tip for you. Watch the ecoriginal hi-definition video after the jump.. Valentine's Day can easily become an 11th hour gift-giving occasion even when we've been encouraging you to give greener love with our gift guide. So if you're sweating it out, planning to run from work to grab some last-ditch goodies for your green someone, perhaps someone needs to have a good talk with you. Specifically, that pot... 
Tiffany's, Helzberg Diamonds and Fortunoff Join in Historic Pact to...
2008-02-14 22:18
Business & Politics
When Eskimo schoolchildren in Alaska recently took to the streets protesting the opening of the proposed Pebble Mine for Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed, the truth is that the prospects for their success looked grim indeed. But they got a welcomed boost this Valentine's season from an unexpected group of benefactors with a newfound appreciation for what this particular mine will do to damage the world's largest sockeye salmon run. ... 
Busybody Microbes Clean Up Mexico's Dirty Water
2008-02-14 22:13
water
Microbial organisms are an impressive and under-appreciated bunch, and scientists and entrepreneurs alike are increasingly realizing their potential for cleaning up after our environmental messes. ALIBIO, a small biotech company based in Mexico City, uses a bacteria known as bacillus subtilis to improve wastewater treatment systems in rural communities, increase septic tank efficiency, and digest effluents from slaughterhouses and pig farms, rendering them less pernicious. The company also has a line of agriculture products that clean irrigation water and enrich deteriorated soils, and an aquaculture line to immunize and protect shri... 
Fuzzy Math Leads to a (Serious) Reevaluation of Shipping's Climate...
2008-02-14 22:00
Cars & Transportation
Image courtesy of tinou bao via flickr The Guardian's John Vidal has the scoop on a leaked UN study that reveals the extent to which previous estimates have low-balled - by almost two-thirds - the amount of emissions produced by the world's shipping fleet. Annual carbon dioxide emissions have now reached a whopping 1.12b tons - almost 4.5% of all global greenhouse gas emissions - a far cry from the 400m tons figure the IPCC had previously pegged. In what must surely come as a sla... 
Clevr: Marta Antoszkiewicz's Kitchenette, for Urban Living
2008-02-14 21:28
Design & Architecture
Apartment dwellers (and all those who think smaller is better) know that one of the keys to comfortable life in a small space is making it feel as spacious as possible; a few strategies for accomplishing this include keeping the clutter down, using individual items that serve multiple purposes and finding things that serve big purposes but have small footprints. Designer Marta Antoszkiewicz's "Kitchenette" collection falls into that last category; it's a cozy kitchen ta... 
Cromley Lofts: A Closer Look At The First LEED-Certified Condos In...
2008-02-14 21:14
Design & Architecture
Last month, I wrote about Cromley Lofts, the condos in Virginia that received a Gold rating from the U.S. Green Building Council in 2007. Since then, I had to chance to visit the condos, and speak with William Cromley, the architect and developer of the lofts. William worked on the lofts from design to construction, so he was able to ensure that his green vision was completely realized in the finished homes, while still making the condos affordable. ... 
Ecocities of Tomorrow: How to Retrofit Your Downtown (The Abbreviated...
2008-02-14 21:00
Design & Architecture
For those of you who are curious exactly how Richard Register's ideas would work in practice, here's what it could look like if Americans ever decided to retrofit their downtowns for true sustainability. We know how to build the ecocity. It's easy if you want to: up-zone for more density and diversity in the centers and withdraw from sprawl. We are replete with tools....
Nanowires could transform clothing into device chargers
2008-02-14 19:14
Ted Samson - Hardware
Wouldn't it be nice if your on-the-go workforce could charge their BlackBerries and iPhones without having to pause and plug in to a spare socket? Nanotechnology researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT) are developing a shirt that transforms the wearer's physical motion into electricity that could power small electronic devices. Featured in today's issue of Nature, the research details how pairs of textile fibers covered with zinc oxide nanowires generate electricity in response to applied mechanical stress. "Known as 'the piezoelectric effect,' the resulting current flow from many fiber pairs woven into a shirt or jacket could allow... READ MORE 
Nokia builds Remade phone vision around recycled materials
2008-02-14 18:13
Ted Samson - Nokia
One man's trash is another man's cell-phone materials. That, at least, is the philosophy behind Nokia's Remade mobile device concept. Nokia revealed the Remade concept at the Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona. The idea is to assemble mobile devices made from nothing new, according to Nokia. "It has been designed using recycled materials that avoid the need for natural resources, reduce landfill, and allow for more energy efficient production," per the company's description on the Nokia Web site. The phone would be made from recycle aluminum cans. The chassis materials would come from plastic drinking bottles. The rubber key... READ MORE 
TerraPass project comments: an update
2008-02-14 02:56
TerraPass news
Our new comment page.
When we launched our comment period we weren't sure how the community would react. After a week, we're pleasantly surprised with the volume and quality of the comments.
First, we want to thank all of you that wrote in. You should have received a personal email, and we'll be gathering and responding to your feedback, questions, and comments. We got a good mix of pats on the back (thanks!) and thoughtful inquiries which we look forward to addressing. The majority of comments came from TerraPass members, and we're excited that as a community we can work together to make sure the projects we support are the highest quality possible. If you've been meaning to comment and haven't had a chance yet, don't worry: comments on the first projects are open for another three weeks.
Second, we're adding more projects! With the growth we are seeing, we've got a lot of work ahead of us to make sure plenty of projects make their way through the process. To that end, we've added two new farm power projects. They are sister projects to Scenic View I, coming online this spring. With these additions, we'll be supporting three of the five total farm power projects in Michigan.
We're also excited that the two new projects will be validated under the new Voluntary Carbon Standard, our favorite quality standard for offset projects. But first we need feedback from you, so please dig into the Project Information Reports and comment away.
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